NORFOLK, Va. - On March 9, the 2013 CAA Wrestling Championship will be held in the Case Gymnasium on the campus of Boston University. This will be the first time since 2005 that Boston has hosted this conference tournament. 70 wrestlers spread out amongst 10 different weight classes from seven schools will compete for the 19 automatic NCAA Championship berths available to the CAA.

Old Dominion swept through the conference in the regular season, going a perfect 6-0 against CAA opponents. Although Old Dominion is not ineligible for the team title this year, the Monarchs' 10 wrestlers will be eligible to compete for the 19 automatic CAA berths.

As noted before, the CAA will be sending 19 wrestlers to the NCAA Wrestling Championship. Including the 10 individual champions from the 2013 CAA Championship. This year, the CAA has been granted three berths apiece at the 133, 141 and 197 weight classes. The champion and runner-up at 149, 157 and 285 will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA's. While granting solely the winner of the 125, 165, 174 and 184-pound tournaments an automatic bid, respectively.

125 - CAA gets 1 Automatic BidHofstra's No. 16 Steve Bonnano is a three-time NCAA qualifier and became an All-American last year after winning the CAA championship at 125. Bannano has an RPI ranking of No. 32 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 17. Bannano is currently 14-0 overall and 6-0 in the CAA.

Old Dominion's freshman and nationally ranked No. 17, Rob Deutsch has an RPI of No. 12 and Coaches Panel Ranking of No. 23.

149 - CAA gets 2 Automatic BidsBinghamton's No. 3 Donnie Vinson is a three-time NCAA qualifier and became an All-American last year after placing third at the NCAA's. Vinson won the 149-pound conference tournament and was named the `CAA Wrestler of the Year' last year. This season, Vinson is 27-1 overall, 17-0 in duals and 6-0 in the CAA. Vinson has an RPI Ranking of No. 4 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 4.

Binghamton's Cody Reed was a NCAA qualifier at 197 pounds last year and has a RPI Ranking of No. 30.

197 - CAA gets 3 Automatic BidsBinghamton's No. 5 Nate Schiedel is a three-time NCAA qualifier at 184-pounds. Schiedel won the CAA Championship as a freshman in 2010 and was the CAA runner-up the past two seasons. This season, Schiedel is currently 24-2 overall, 17- in duals and 6-0 in CAA matches. Schiedel has an RPI Ranking of No. 18 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 5.

Drexel's No. 17 Brandon Palik was the CAA runner-up at 197 pounds last year. Palik has an RPI Ranking of No. 27 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 19.

Old Dominion's No. 30 Jacob Henderson has an RPI Ranking of No. 33 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 27.

Boston's No. 30 Kevin Innis was a NCAA qualifier last year and has an RPI Ranking of No. 28 and Coaches' Panel Ranking of No. 29.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For more information on the 2013 CAA Wrestling Championship including the championship brackets, a full championship recap, championship highlights, live results, and the official program, visit the Championship Central page.

Following the CAA Championships, the 19 automatic berth recipients will compete at the NCAAs on March 21-23 in Des Moines, Iowa. The remaining 40 NCAA at-large bids from across the country will be announced on March 13.

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